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Its some while since I started a thread or updated an old one, but I've not been idle, my 5" Loco is making progress plus I've just finished off putting together a 1" Minnie traction engine for a friend he baught it 80% complete 10 years ago since then I've made quite a few of the missing parts and he's got others from various places until he was in a position to ask me to put finish off whats left and put it all together so I've spent the last couple of months doing that, plus I made myself an Eagle oil can whilst I was waiting for paint to dry.

Her's the engine nearing completion

And this is how I made the oil Can you can get the drawing on HMEN pul there are a couple of video on utube on how to make it, this is how went about it.

This is the material the tube is 2" diameter with 1.6mm wall

Slices were cut off the bar for the end caps

To machine up I added a couple of extensions to my soft jaws

The two ends are delt with in the same basic way

The valve bosy is made from a bit of 1/2" jig plate:- first put a centre drill in the midle.

Then in the four jaw and with a wobler set it up in the lathe.

Then turn it up so it a tight fit in the tube

Then drill the holes for all the galleries

To asseble the tube into the base first put a ring of gasket stuff in the base, then apply high strength loctite to the tube, that way the assembly direction will push the surplus material away fro each other.

The tube is just cut to length.

I didn't take any pics of making the rest of it but I have another one on the stocks so I'll post the pictures when its finished.

I must say I'm very happy with it works far better than the commercial can I have I bought a Rayling can and I was not happy with it at all it takes ages to prime in loses its prime and the handle bends.

I fancy making a couple too, I did try to find plans and found the hobby machinist site. Any point having a 3D model for people to use. They can then tweak as required for personal use. I don't mind modelling it and host on GrabCad if anyone is interested.

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Just get doing and make swarf, you can decide what its going to be later.

Nice job there Stew, Like everyone else is saying its hard to get simple things like this that actually work when you buy them these days, they seem to leak oil everywhere then don't pump it out the end where you want it. So well worth making some that work Cheers Mick

Smashing Stew... nice job on both the engine and oiler... I agree with all about the trash thats sold today..

I have some Swage pipe fittings in the barn that will do as a body... Thanks to Rob for showing his reducer exhaust fitting for reminding me I have my swages, a couple of hours work will result in a couple of cans...

Hi Stew Snap!!! you can watch a video of this oil can being made by Mr Pragmatic Lee (The Tin Barn) you tube channelI made mine mostly from the scrap box. using a regulator clock weight case for the body and off cuts and ends for the restso pleased with the finished can will make another to replace my Myford pump oiler. Tim from the "Club"

I made mine mostly from the scrap box. using a regulator clock weight case for the body and off cuts and ends for the restso pleased with the finished can will make another to replace my Myford pump oiler. Tim from the "Club"

Hi Stew Snap!!! you can watch a video of this oil can being made by Mr Pragmatic Lee (The Tin Barn) you tube channelI made mine mostly from the scrap box. using a regulator clock weight case for the body and off cuts and ends for the restso pleased with the finished can will make another to replace my Myford pump oiler. Tim from the "Club"

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Hi "Lurker Tim"

Rob Tim's a friend form our model engineering club and quite by coincidence we both made a can at the same time and brought them to the club to show off I don't know if Tim is up to speed on posting photos I'll have a word next time I see him.

Now if you will all be patient I'll have a set of drawings posted on her later today.

At least I think I do, you just added another item to my ever expanding ToDo list. Ah well, that's the risk one takes hanging around places like this. The can looks great and would certainly be better than what is currently available. Just have to find some more of those "RoundTuits".Regards,John B

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Converting good metal into swarf sometimes ending up with something useful. ;-)

I suppose you could use anything that comes to hand for the body as long as its about the right size and its got a reasonable wall thickness, so come on and post some pictures of what you come up with.

Meantime I am messing about sorting storage in my minuscule shed. Some place to keep some metal stock that until now has been in a box that keeps getting in the way so moved. Latest iteration is to put the short stuff in the box on wheels under the shelf the grinder stands on, the longer stuff is going to fit (hopefully) in my rough and ready cobbled together rack under the bench vise. Can fit 500mm lengths there, just need to create a rack of sorts so I can get at bits without needing a mining permit.

John B

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Converting good metal into swarf sometimes ending up with something useful. ;-)

Joules, I like the idea of using your rum bottle but, with the large block of (whatever) metal used as the valve body wouldn't it be top heavy? I have been thinking about using a piece of plastic plumbing pipe but it would need to be weighted at the bottom.

Thanks for the drawings and inspiration . Had a bit of spare time today so after looking in the scrap bit found a bit of 2 inch copper pipe that has been laying around for years some scrap brass and other bits and pieces and made this